Rickettsia tsutsugamushi strains found in chiggers collected in Thailand.
R. tsutsugamushi strains found in chiggers collected from 3 different sites throughout Thailand were antigenically characterized. Monotypic infections were observed in 76.7% of the chiggers. Karp was the most predominant strain, followed by TA716, TA763, TA686 and Kato. This study represents the first confirmed report of R. tsutsugamushi infection in 8 different chigger species in Thailand.
D000818:Animals; D008925:Mites / Q000382:microbiology*; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping; D013785:Thailand; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000382:microbiology*